ALPHA-FETOPROTEIN. AFP was first recognized as a fetal-specific globulin in 1956. It is synthesized in the yolk sac, gastrointestinal tract and liver of the fetus. Fetal plasma levels peak at 10 to 13 weeks' gestation and decline progressively until term, 7 while maternal levels peak in the third trimester.2 Laboratory measurements of AFP levels are reported as multiples of the median (MOM).etal plasma levels peak at 10 to 13 weeks' gestation and decline progressively until term, 7 while maternal levels peak in the third trimester. 2 Laboratory measurements of AFP levels are reported as multiples of the median (MOM).
Minority population growing in the United States, census estimates show. Minorities now make up about 35% of the country's population, and about 57% of the population in California. Meanwhile, the white population continues to decline.
WASHINGTON (AP) â The United States Census Bureau released data on Thursday showing that the Latino population is no longer the fastest-growing minority group in the country. Non-Hispanic whites are still by far the largest racial group in the United States with a population of 197.8 million.(All other racial and ethnic groups make up 37 percent of the population, or 118.3 million.) But Asians, not Hispanics, were the fastest-growing group in 2013.ASHINGTON (AP) â The United States Census Bureau released data on Thursday showing that the Latino population is no longer the fastest-growing minority group in the country. Non-Hispanic whites are still by far the largest racial group in the United States with a population of 197.8 million.